Aviators - Hell Has an Elevator (Faith: The Unholy Trinity Song | Southern Alternative)

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Once again, this is a track inspired by the gloomy story of "Faith", and indie game trilogy focused on retro aesthetic and things that go bump in the night. "Hell Has an Elevator" takes inspiration from the third chapter, towards the end of renegade priest John's plight against unknowable demons and possessed horrors. Relying on only faith and a small golden crucifix, he begins to doubt his purpose and if he'll even live to see the morning...

A huge thanks to @VitalSoundsMedia for the incredible music video, and to @AirdorfGames for creating Faith's dark immersive tale.

Lyrics:
Got a promise to keep now of my own
Gonna walk through the fire and come back home
Treading through the damnation of our kind
'Cause heaven's got a locked door I can't find

I can't preach to the darkness
Without putting up a fight
And I don't expect a savior
So I've got to be the light
I can't climb jacob's ladder
Keep on landing on the ground
But hell has an elevator
So just send my body down

Thinking back to the bloodshed on my trail
The damage
Tried to stick to the scripture, but I have failed
Abandoned
Breaking bread with the sinners to survive
Altogether
'Cause heaven's got a locked door I can't find
Shut forever

I can't preach to the darkness
Without putting up a fight
And I don't expect a savior
So I've got to be the light
I can't climb jacob's ladder
Keep on landing on the ground
But hell has an elevator
So just send my body down

Gonna choke on the sulfur I taste on my lips
Seeing stars in the dark here beneath an eclipse
Hard to wait for an answer when my belief slips
There's something else here listening
For the path I have walked comes a dangerous price
I have searched for the truth with my own doubting eyes
Can I live with the knowing when I realize
Lucifer's star is twinkling
My mind is scouring secrets
Not any soul will tell
Sometimes to face the demons
You have to walk through hell

I can't preach to the darkness
Without putting up a fight
And I don't expect a savior
So I've got to be the light
I can't climb jacob's ladder
Keep on landing on the ground
But hell has an elevator
So just send my body down
Down, down, down

[Nic_Bloody]

Honestly both Father Alexander Anderson and John Howard are the best depictions of priests I’ve ever seen. One a badass monster killer, who becomes a monster to kill the one who can’t be killed. His faith a sword. The other a weak, kind hearted man with a deeply troubled past who must repent for his sins by bringing down the house of hell, even when his faith slips. His faith a shield. Two amazing characters.

[ShadaOfAllThings]

Hell has an elevator:

John Faith: oh no
V1 Ultrakill: Perfect

[CazadorSlayer]

Hell has an Elevator and GOD DAMN the elevator music is a jam!

[VitalSoundsMedia]

Thanks for “Having faith” in me on this one, was a blast to return to working with you!

[smugbowkid]

I feel immensely blessed that Faith got someone as talented as Aviators to write music about it.

[isthemostimportantnumber]

Both this and "Have Faith" Illustrate not only John, but his dilemma's and conflicts within the story of faith so well. Can we also just talk about how John is one of the best indie protagonists to come out in recent years?
In all honesty, this gets a spot right next to 15 other songs you've made fighting for the title of my favorite over all

[lukelcs]

"Sometimes to face the demons, you have to walk through hell" has got to be one of my favorite lines from you. ^.^

[SynthFox]

Matrix, great music video. You did absolutely fantastic, friend.
Avi, great song. Easily one of my favorites from the EP

[Cyanna.Scribe]

I love the way your songs balance storytelling with gorgeous music and vocals. It's pretty unique.

[alexandermcgovern]

I have to admit I actually wrote a dnd character based off this song. A paladin of redemption who is also a reborn( a living undead.) he knows deep down his past haunts him. He has a past as a warlord who slaughtered thousands and now he is fighting to escape the flames of hell on behalf of the angels. But he knows deep down they won’t let him in.

[mysticdragoon]

I just love the determination and grit the protagonist has. He knows things are hopeless, he knows if he fails no one will come to save him or anyone else. The world is cruel and god isn’t present just monsters. Its just him to push it back and he has his own demons haunting him but he will fight to the bitter end because he has come too far and refuses to let the darkness win. Brilliant

[ThomasKingGaming]

I always ADORE matrix’s videos. This is fantastic!

[iheartblock]

Aviators finally posting one of the best songs of that album. 💪

[thebrandunsafeone]

this song literally inspired me to write for the first time in 6 years
thanks for the help in surpassing my writers block, aviators

edit: to elaborate, the idea of a priest who doesnt believe in god but still believes in the people came to me while thinking about the lyrics, and i had to write a one-shot about it

[MasakixJurietto]

Oh FAITH yeah, a new song! I have been waiting for this one from you! The rhythm and style has improved tremendously for sure. Loving it, Aviators!

[HenningsEdits]

Love this one! One of my favorites from the EP.
Nice to have a lyric video for this song finally.
Great work, Matrix! 😁

[nananamamana]

"I don't expect a savior so I've got to be the light" is just a more on-beat way of saying "we can't expect God to do all the work" which tells me I *know* you tried to fit the line in somehow, even spiritually.

[hellenbach]

My heart honestly leap when that notification hit!
I love your southern stuff immensely, especially this one, and this video works so well! Huge congrats to matrixs on such a killer job, & thanks Aviators for posting another cracker that will probably be on repeat for the next few hours lol!

[Storm]

This is one of my favorite songs from you, it just gets stuck in my head out of the blue sometimes. Never knew about the inspiration for it though, that's so cool.

[Arbiter]

Man, I love this song, though until now I didn't know what it was from and still listened to it on repeat for months lol.

The Twist At the End has to be one of my favorite albums out there. There's just something about that Halloween feeling the songs give that I just adore.